With their longest winning stretch of the season now over, the New Orleans Pelicans can get back on track by continuing their success at home and against the Detroit Pistons.
The Pelicans can equal a season-high four-game home winning streak with a sixth straight victory over the Pistons on Wednesday night.
New Orleans' five-game run ended with Monday's 102-93 loss at Dallas. It...

The New Orleans Pelicans are learning to close games in adverse conditions, even without three of their top scorers at times.
The Pelicans have battled back from double digit deficits 7 times overall this season, five times just in 2015.
Pelicans, Largest Comeback Wins When Trailing at Any Point in Game - 2014-15
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) After all the winning he experienced in Miami, Norris Cole likes to think he can be a steadying force on a young team like the New Orleans Pelicans.
So far, so good.
New Orleans has won all three games since Cole joined the lineup following a multi-team trade last week - even as other key Pelicans players, including All-Star Anthony Davis, have been sidelined by...

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After all the winning he experienced in Miami, Norris Cole likes to think he can be a steadying force on a young team like the New Orleans Pelicans.
So far, so good.
Cole will face his old club for the second time in a week Friday night when the Pelicans host the Heat.
New Orleans (30-27) has won all three games since Cole...

TV: Sun Sports
Time: Pregame coverage begins at 7:30 p.m.
After all the winning he experienced in Miami, Norris Cole likes to think he can be a steadying force on a young team like the New Orleans Pelicans.
So far, so good.
Cole will face his old club for the second time in a week Friday night when the Pelicans host the Heat.
New Orleans (30-27) has won all three games since Cole...

The scrappy New Orleans Pelicans squad refuses to give up on its playoff aspirations, despite having an average of 54 points a game sidelined with injury.
The rest of the team is stepping up in the absence of Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday and Ryan Anderson. Quincy Pondexter poured in a career high 25 points versus the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday.
"I'm so glad my shots were falling,"...

In a recent article by ESPN Insider's Kevin Pelton, all 30 NBA teams were ranked on their current relationship with analytics. Each was placed in one of five tiers, ranging from "all-in" to "nonbelievers."
The New Orleans Pelicans were listed as "skeptics," which seems accurate based on recent personnel decisions and their playing style over the past few seasons. But according to...

Deron Williams appears to have recaptured his All-Star form for the Brooklyn Nets, who could become a threat down the stretch if their recent efforts are any indication.
The Nets try to improve to 3-0 since the break as they visit the New Orleans Pelicans, who will again be without three of their top four scorers Wednesday night.
Brooklyn (23-31) is clinging to the Eastern Conference...

Pelicans coach Monty Williams now has a better idea of how badly his undermanned squad wants to stay in the Western Conference playoff race.
Alexis Ajinca capped a 16-point performance with a go-ahead layup in the final minute, and New Orleans erased an 18-point deficit en route to a 100-97 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night.
''A lot of character being displayed...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- As recently as three weeks ago, few people other than those inside the Orlando Magic organization knew who James Borrego was.
That was far less a concern to him than determining exactly who the Magic were.
When the 37-year-old native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, with no previous head coaching experience outside of a couple of NBA summer leagues took over Feb. 5 for...

The New Orleans Pelicans' postseason hopes took a hit with their recent losing streak. They could have an even tougher time recovering from their latest personnel losses.
After learning Anthony Davis will be sidelined for up to two weeks and Ryan Anderson for longer, the Pelicans try to end their longest home losing streak in more than a year Monday night against the Atlantic Division...

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After claiming that he wouldn’t re-sign with Phoenix this summer, Goran Dragic finally got his move, ending up in South Beach. For the deal to go through though, a third team had to be involved, and Dragic’s saviour came in the form of the New Orleans Pelicans.
They traded away John...

METAIRIE, La. -- The New Orleans Pelicans say point guard Jrue Holiday has re-aggravated his lower right leg injury and is not scheduled to be re-evaluated for an additional three weeks.
Coach Monty Williams, who spoke after Wednesday practice, also says he hopes Anthony Davis and Ryan Anderson will return from their injuries for New Orleans' next game on Friday night in Orlando...

METAIRIE, La. (AP) The New Orleans Pelicans say point guard Jrue Holiday has re-aggravated his lower right leg injury and is not scheduled to be re-evaluated for an additional three weeks.
Coach Monty Williams, who spoke after Wednesday practice, also says he hopes Anthony Davis and Ryan Anderson will return from their injuries for New Orleans' next game on Friday night in Orlando...

In this episode, host Daniel Leroux (@DannyLeroux) goes in-depth on the New Orleans Pelicans with Mason Ginsberg of Bourbon Street Shots (@MasonGinsberg).
The two discuss New Orleans' place in the playoff chase, Monty Williams' coaching job, the MVP race and Anthony Davis' remarkable season.
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Doctors in New Orleans have upgraded Anthony Davis' shoulder injury to a Grade 1 AC sprain, after further evaluations.
Davis landed hard on his right shoulder after falling from the rim Saturday against the Chicago Bulls while going for an alley oop.
The ligaments around Davis' AC (acromioclavicular) joint have been stretched. He's dealing with both soreness and swelling, according...

Anthony Davis has made it look routine so many other times, but Saturday night versus the Chicago Bulls was different.
As Davis went up to catch an alley oop from Tyreke Evans with 5:28 left in the second quarter, he seemed to have too much forward momentum to control his landing, despite trying to hang onto the rim.
Davis flipped backward, feet up in the air, landing hard...

The Pelicans head coach Monty Williams shed his normally reserved demeanor with a feisty challenge for his New Orleans squad before they took on the Thunder in Oklahoma City Friday.
Anthony Davis and company responded with a battle and ensuing victory that certainly bolsters both their chances and confidence in snagging a playoff spot.
"If you don't want to step up and be great tonight...

Pelicans coach Monty Williams says All-Star forward Anthony Davis has a mild groin strain and could play again as soon as Friday night against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Davis, who was hurt in the third quarter of Wednesday night's 93-85 loss to Denver, had an MRI Thursday morning. The scan revealed a "grade 1" adductor strain, an injury that causes soreness from being over-stretched...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Pelicans coach Monty Williams says All-Star forward Anthony Davis has a mild groin strain and could play again as soon as Friday night against the Los Angeles Clippers.
The coach says he hopes Davis can not only play, but play his usual 35 to 42 minutes.
Specifically, Davis' injury is a grade 1 adductor strain, an injury that causes soreness from being over-stretched...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Pelicans coach Monty Williams says forward Ryan Anderson is returning to the lineup against Dallas after missing a game with swelling and soreness in both ankles.
The 6-foot-10 Anderson is averaging 14.7 points per game this season while shooting 41 percent. But his accuracy from the perimeter - normally his strength - declined sharply during his previous his past...

After a disastrous game in Philadelphia Friday where the 76ers led wire to wire, Pelicans players thought they were headed for an intense practice session Saturday in Toronto ahead of a Sunday faceoff with the Raptors.
Players and staff boarded the bus, sweats on and shoes in hand, expecting to pull up at a gym.
Instead, they disembarked in front of a bowling alley. Coach Monty Williams...

Monty Williams took himself to task after the New Orleans Pelicans' 108-100 loss to the Boston Celtics on Monday night.
“I am not doing a good job of getting our guys to play the same way every game,” he said. "That has plagued us all year long. We’ve got to — I’ve got to — figure out. We play selfish. We separate when things don’t go well, especially on the road. That’s...

The New Orleans Pelicans have not strayed too far from mediocrity this season, but heading into a long road trip, they'll hope to finally distance themselves from .500 and make a push in the ultra-competitive Western Conference.
That quest begins Monday night when New Orleans takes on the struggling Boston Celtics.
All five games of the road swing come against Eastern teams, including...

NEW ORLEANS -- Tyreke Evans was removed from New Orleans' starting lineup, and then finished off the Memphis Grizzlies.
Evans had 21 points and 10 rebounds Friday night, leading the Pelicans to a 106-95 victory.
"I know my role and I'm comfortable with the guys out there, so I just go out there and try to make it work," Evans said.
Evans said the lineup change resulted from a meeting...

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